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Eupetomena macrura (Gra.). — This Humming-bird is fairly 

 abundant on Itaparica ; it utters a shrill chirp while feeding. 



Chelidoptera brasiliensis Scl. — I saw two individuals only 

 of this species sitting on the top of a dead tree. 



Crotophaga ani Linn. — This bird is very common at Bahia 

 and Itaparica, and is usually seen in parties of about a 

 dozen. 



From Bahia we steamed to Montevideo, not putting in at 

 Rio Janeiro, as we heard that the plague was very bad there 

 and we did not want to be quarantined at our next port. On 

 Jan. 9th (lat. 24° 23' 39" S., long. 40° V W.) I saw several 

 large Petrels ((Estrelata arminjoniana, I believe) which 

 followed us for three days. They were flying quite close- 

 to the ship, but unfortunately it was too rough to lower a 

 boat. Amongst these birds I saw two or three of the same 

 size, but nearly black — these may have been (E. trinitatis. 



On Jan. 12th (lat. 33° 29' 36" S., long. 50° 3' 47" W.) 

 I saw two large Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) ; these 

 were the first met with. The next day, about twelve 

 hours before we got to Monte Video, I saw a Giant Petrel 

 {Ossifraga gigantea) and several Black-backed Gulls [Lams 

 dominicanus) . 



On Jan. 14th we anchored at Monte Video. I was not 

 able to collect birds there, but I saw examples of the follow- 

 ing species in the harbour or flying about: — Plialacrocorax 

 vigua, Cygnus nigricollis, and Larus dominicanus. I made 

 an excursion from Monte Video to Las Piedros, two hours 

 by train. I saw there a large Sandpiper (probably Totanus 

 solitarius) sitting by a small pool. Passer domesticus has 

 been introduced and is common in the streets of Monte 

 Video. We left on Jan. 20th for the Magellan Straits, 

 having first taken a pilot on board. On Jan. 23rd (lat. 39° 

 7' 40" S., long. 57° 30' 24" W.) there were several Albatrosses 

 and Petrels about. 



On Jan. 27th, a few hours before we arrived at the entrance 

 of the Magellan Straits, I saw numbers of Diving Petrels 

 (Pelecanoides urinatrix) and a Penguin. 



